Cuttting holes in tumbled stones

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LazerFlash
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Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 0:14:28 GMT -5

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Post by LazerFlash on Mar 11, 2022 0:14:28 GMT -5

My wife has an idea and I'm not sure just how feasible it is. But, if it can be done, I know someone(s) on here will have a clue. (bow-down)

Okay, so she wants to cut a 3/4" to 1-1/2" hole in a tumbled slab-like or flat river stone, maybe between 1/2" to 3/4" thick. For another project, I've already played with a couple of tests used the grinding wheels recommended by jasoninsd to do some minor shaping and hollowing. But, this is quite a bit more than that.

Any ideas?

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Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 0:39:57 GMT -5 LazerFlash likes this

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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 11, 2022 0:39:57 GMT -5

Well, this is an interesting thread!

I started cabbing a Teepee Canyon Agate yesterday and there's a quartz area in the middle of the cab that is shattered. It's a large cab. The shattered quartz looks like crap (to me). So I was trying to figure out how to drill out the area in order to make an opening in the cab...to kind of act like a frame for something.

Basically...exactly what you're talking about here - just slightly smaller! I haven't figured it out yet...so I'll be curious to know what anyone suggests...

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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,584	Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 0:55:05 GMT -5 quartz, fernwood, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Mar 11, 2022 0:55:05 GMT -5 Hole saw.
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rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,878	Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 1:47:47 GMT -5 catskillrocks, quartz, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Mar 11, 2022 1:47:47 GMT -5 Diamond core bits are the cheapest option.

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Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 9:33:45 GMT -5 LazerFlash likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 11, 2022 9:33:45 GMT -5

Yep, diamond core drills

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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,363	Cuttting holes in tumbled stones Mar 11, 2022 9:50:34 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and LazerFlash like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 11, 2022 9:50:34 GMT -5 Thanks hummingbirdstones, rmf, and parfive for chiming in on this.
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